Device for cleansing cutlery and the like.



H. POLKES, Sn. DEVICE FOR CLEANSING OUTLERY AND THE LIKE. APPLIOATIONFILED 001'. 9, 1911.

1,018,752. v Patented Feb.27,1912.

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HERMANN FOLKES, SR", 0]? NEW YORK, N. Y.

DEVICE FOR CLEANSING GUTLERY AND THE LIKE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed October 9, 1911.

Patented Feb. 2'7, 1912.

Serial No. 653,509.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, I-IERMANN FoLKns, Sr., a subject of the Emperor ofGermany, residing at Brooklyn borough, county of Kings, city and Stateof New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inDevices, for Cleansing Cutlery and the Like, of which the following is afull, clear, and exact description.

This invention relates to a cleansing de vice for cutlery, the objectbeing to provide a simple device of this character which is adapted toretain the cleansing element and which is also adapted to support thearticle to be cleansed, during the cleansing process.

I will now proceed to describe my invention in detail, the novelfeatures of which will be pointed out in the claims, reference being hadto the accompanying drawing, forming part hereof, wherein:

Figure 1 is a top plan view of one form of my improved cleansing device;Fig. 2 is an end view thereof, looking from the left in Fig. 1; Fig. 3is an enlarged, detail side view of the cutlery supporting device; Fig.4 is an end view of my improved cleansing device, embodied in anotherform; and Fig. 5 is a top plan view thereof, partially in section, thesection being taken on a line a-a in Fig. 4.

As illustrated in Fig. 1, my improved cleansing device comprises a block1, which is provided with, in this instance, brackets 2 adapted toretain a cake of cleansing material, such, for instance, as sapolio, bonami, &c., the said cake being indicated by the numeral 3. As can be seenin Figs. 1 and 2, a bolt 4 is passed through the block 1 and is providedat one end thereof with a wing-nut 5. The function of the bolt 4 andwingnut 5 is to adjustably secure to the block 1 a pair of slotted links6. The bolt 4 passes through the slots 6 in the links 6, as shown. Oneend of each link 6 is pivotally secured as at 7, to a table or support8, upon which the knife, spoon or other article to be cleansed is placedand preferably held by one hand. As can be seen in Figs. 3 and 2, thetable or support 8 is provided with downwardly projecting flanges 9, towhich the links 6 are pivotally secured. As has been stated the functionof the table 8 is to support the article to be cleansed during thecleansing process, and in order that the said table may be adjusted toaccommodate the dimensions of the cleansing element, I preferably adaptthe said table for adjustment vertically as well as horizontally, thesaid adjustment being accomplished by the slotted links 6 and releasablewing-nut 5.

As illustrated; in Fig. 2, the table 8 is located at one side of thecake 3 but the said table may be moved or adjusted to assume a positioncentrally of the cake or at any other portion of its surface. As thecake decreases in thickness by constant use, the table 8 may be loweredand caused to rest thereupon. The adjustment of the table 8 is quiteobvious and needs no further description.

Should I desire to cleanse a knife, for instance, I would place theblade thereof upon the table 8 and hold the said blade in contact withthe table with one hand, and with the other hand apply the cleansingmaterial by means of a sponge, cloth, &c. The cleansing material may beapplied by first collecting the sameupon the sponge or cloth and thenapplying it to the blade, or it may be applied to the blade by a slidingmovement, this, however, being optional. While the block 1, in thisinstance, is provided with the brackets 2 for holding a solid cake ofcleansing material, a tray or pan may be substituted, containing powder,or a cleansing material in any other form.

My improved cleansing device, as illustrated in Figs. 4 and 5, comprisesa block 1, which is provided with vertical slots 10, 11 and 12 at eachend thereof, the said block being also provided with openings 13, 14 and15 which extend therethrough, as shown in Fig. 5. In this instance, theopening 15 retains a bolt 16, provided with a wing-nut 17, which,together with the said bolt, adjustably secures the table 18 to the saidblock. The table 18 comprises the end flanges 18*, provided with ribs19, adapted to slidably fit the slots 10, 11 and 12, the end flanges 18being connected by a top 20. As can be seen in Fig. 4, the end flanges18 are provided with slots 21, through which the bolt 16 passes. Theblock 1 is provided with brackets 22 adapted to retain a block 23 ofcleansing material. It is quite obvious that the table 20 may beadjusted vertically and held in any such adjusted position by means ofthe wing-nut. To adjust the said table, transversely of the cake 23, thetable 20 would be lifted out of one slot and placed in another. To causethe table, or rather the ribs 19 thereon, to engage the slot 10, the

said table Would be turned end for end, which is quite obvious.

The operation of cleansing an article would be the same in both devices.

Having now described my invention, What I claim and desire to secure byLetters Patent is 1. A cleansing device for cutlery or the like,comprising a block, means carried by said block adapted to retain acleansing element, means adjacent said cleansing element adapted tosupport the article to be cleansed, and means adapted to adjust saidarticle supporting means relative to the cleansing element.

2. A cleansing device for cutlery or the like, comprising a block, meanscarried by said block adapted to retain a cleansing element, adjustablelinks carried by said block and means carried by said links adapted tosupport the article to be cleansed.

3. A cleansing device for cutlery or the like, comprising a block, meanscarried by said block adapted to support a cleansing element, aplurality of slotted links, means adapted to adjustably secure saidlinks to said block, and means carried by said links adapted to supportthe article to be cleansed.

4. A cleansing-device for cutlery or the like, comprising a support fora cleansing} element, a plurality of slotted links, a bolt adapted topass through the slots in said, links, a Wing-nut carried by said bolt,at one end thereof, adapted to bind said links to said support, and atable secured to the free end of said links adapted to support thearticle to be cleansed.

5. A cleansing device'for cutleryor the like, comprising a support for acleansing element, a plurality of slotted links, a bolt adapted to passthrough the slots in said links, a Wing-nut carried by said bolt, at oneend thereof, adapted to bind said links to said support, and a tablepivotally secured to the free end of said links adapted to support thearticle to be cleansed.

Signed at New York city, N. Y. this 6th day of October, 1911.

HERMANN F OLKES, SR. WVitnesses:

ESTELLE O. HAMBURGER, EDWARD A. JARVIS.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. G.

